In a tragic incident, four minor sisters drowned in a small pond at Kanker on Thursday, police said.
“The children of aged 3, 4, 9 and 11-years, all siblings, drowned in a man-made pond at Ravas village in Sarona region under the Kanker police station,” additional superintendent of police Kirtan Rathore said.
Their parents had gone to collect ‘mahua’ when the incident took place, he said.
Police are investigating how the minors reached pond on their own, Rathore said.
The dead bodies of all the four were found floating in the pond near the village that was constructed under the MNREGA scheme, police said.
Local residents, around 10am spotted the dead bodies and informed the police, Rathore said.
After getting the information, police rushed to the spot and stated an investigation, he said, adding that a case in this connection has been registered with Kanker police station and the bodies have been sent for post-mortem.
